SOLAR ENERGY BASED INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS AT THE "POLITEHNICA" UNIVERSITY OF TIMISOARA

Abstract

A short overview of a more than 30 years long activity in industrial and home applications of solar energy at the "Politehnica" University of Timişoara, Romania is presented. A built "Solar House", an industrial system for preheating bitumen, a solution for waste water cleaning and an industrial hall for drying ceramic products are described. Some recent studies on solar concentrators are reported.

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Dates

  • Submission Date2010-01-27
  • Revision Date2010-04-22
  • Acceptance Date2011-04-20

DOI Reference

10.2298/TSCI100127026L

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